Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hamilton Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamilton Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hamilton Park
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Hamilton Park:
- 40.034820, -76.329126
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hamilton Park
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Hamilton Park is near York County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hamilton Park ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hamilton Park.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hamilton Park is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Hamilton Park is located in New Castle County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hamilton Park that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Hamilton Park.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hamilton Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hamilton Park that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hamilton Park.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hamilton Park [Cook County].
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hamilton Park [Delaware County].
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hamilton Park [Fayette County].
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Hamilton Park is located in Washington County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hamilton Park that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hamilton Park.
- New York
- Richmond County
- This Hamilton Park is located in Richmond County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hamilton Park that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Hamilton Park.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamilton Park ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Lancaster County
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Chestnut View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut View
- Chestnut View is located in Lancaster County
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fruitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
- Garden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Garden Hills is located in Lancaster County
- Homeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Manor Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Manor Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quaker Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Quaker Hills is located in Lancaster County
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Slackwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Wheatland
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quaker Hills
How Far From Hamilton Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hamilton Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamilton Park and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hamilton Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hamilton Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamilton Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0348, Longitude: -76.3291 In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hamilton Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Hamilton Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.047 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.961 degrees. |